A group of civic, business and education leaders that has sparred with the University of Texas System and its Board of Regents in recent years says the arrival of a new chancellor promises brighter days ahead.

“This week marks a new and exciting era for the University of Texas System, highlighted by the statesmanlike and visionary leadership of Chancellor Bill McRaven,” the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education said in a statement Wednesday.”

McRaven, a retired admiral who spent 37 years in the military, started as chancellor Monday, replacing Francisco Cigarroa, a surgeon who is leading the pediatric transplant team at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.

The coalition has often defended the Austin flagship and its president, Bill Powers, against the system and its board.

“We look forward to supporting Chancellor McRaven’s leadership and echo his call for all stakeholders to work together to resolve disagreements cooperatively and to ‘look to the future.’ We again commend the Board of Regents for selecting such a dynamic leader who will be an important agent of positive change for one of our state’s most treasured resources, and urge all of the board’s members to support his initiatives,” the coalition said.

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